Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Do teachers (and professors) have an obligation to be interesting?

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A digital illustration of a human brain with blue veins and a glowing light at the top, set against a black background.

How Neuralink’s chief competitor is tapping into the brain without surgery

“Neurotech is not just about the brain,” says Synchron CTO Riki Banerjee, explaining how their tech can help with paralysis, brain diseases, and beyond.

Starts With A Bang

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh: one gift was made in a neutron star

When three wise men gifted baby Jesus with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they had no idea one was made from colliding neutron stars.

Bright orange star surrounded by a dense field of smaller white stars in space.

The Past

How humanity discovered we’re all made of “star stuff”

Carl Sagan was far from the first to declare we are the children of ancient stars.

An open ancient book reveals two pages, intricately illustrated with a pentagram and hexagram, surrounded by handwritten text in a faded script that whispers secrets of necromancy.

The Past

The “Demon Method”: How necromancy once solved everyone’s problems

Grab a sword, a small plate, and a young child. We’ve got a demon to summon.

Person disguised as a ghost with sunglasses, sitting at an outdoor table.

Neuropsych

Why we ghost

The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.

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